World:
¶ “European Parliament’s Environment Group Backs Deal On CO₂ Emission Cut By 2040” • European lawmakers in the European Parliament’s environment committee backed the revision of the bloc’s climate law on Monday which sets the EU27 to cut 90% greenhouse gas emissions by 2040. One key point is a target of a 90% reduction by 2040. [Euronews]
Thermal power plant (Viktor Kiryanov, Unsplash)
¶ “EU Backs Global Carbon Market Alliance To Crack Down On CO₂ Emissions” • The EU and Brazil called on other nations to recognise carbon pricing as a pragmatic way to cut emissions and fund the green transition. The revenue would help countries implement their national climate plans and deliver on the Paris Agreement of COP21. [Euronews]
¶ “BYD Has An Aggressive Plan To Expand Into Foreign Markets” • China is supposedly a communist country, but its economy is the closest thing we have ever seen to bare knuckle capitalism where “kill or be killed” is the modus operandi. BYD understands this better than most and is doing everything in its power to win King Of The Mountain bragging rights. [CleanTechnica]
BYD Song Pro DM-i (BYD image)
¶ “Big Batteries Create Skinny Ducks, Reduce Gas” • Along with a boom in home batteries in Australia, thanks to the government’s Cheaper Home Battery program, there is also an explosion in the numbers of big batteries proposed, built, and commissioned in the country. Gone are the days when opponents scoffed at the Hornsdale Power Reserve. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “RWE Completes Foundation Works At The 1.1-GW Thor Wind Farm” • RWE has completed installation of all foundations for the Thor offshore wind farm, marking a major construction milestone for Denmark’s largest offshore wind project. The last of 72 monopiles was installed, and the remaining secondary steel structures are completed. [reNews]
Monopile installation (RWE image)
¶ “Reliance Power Awarded 750 MW, 3,000 MWh In SJVN’s FDRE Tender” • Reliance Power arm, Reliance Nu Energies, received the letter of award for the largest allocation in SJVN’s tender for 1,500 MW, 6,000 MWh of firm and dispatchable renewable energy. It secured 50% of the total tender allocation in the competitive bidding. [pv magazine India]
¶ “Renewables Are Growth Story Of Century, COP30 Told” • The transition to renewable energy and away from fossil fuels is the growth story of the century, and those opting out face stagnation and higher prices while other economies surge ahead, the UN’s climate chief Simon Stiel told the opening session of COP30 in Belém, Brazil. [reNews]
Simon Stiel (UN image)
¶ “France To Reach 163.1 GW Of Renewable Capacity By 2035” • France is accelerating its shift toward clean energy, supported by rapid deployment of wind and solar power, modernization of hydropower, and strong government policy backing. The total French renewable power capacity is expected to rise from 59.1 GW in 2024 to 163.1 GW by 2035. [Review Energy]
¶ “SSE, FuturEnergy Start Drumnahough Construction” • SSE Renewables and FuturEnergy Ireland started pre-construction works ahead of full construction of the 58-MW Drumnahough Wind Farm in County Donegal. The €120 million project will comprise twelve turbines, an on-site substation, and access roads across uplands about 13 km from Letterkenny. [reNews]
Wind turbine (SSE Renewables image)
¶ “Deal Signed For Huge Solar Battery Hybrid In Queensland, Confounding LNP Government Renewable Modeling” • EDP Renewables signed an exclusivity deal with QIC, the Queensland Investment Corporation, for development of its Punchs Creek solar battery hybrid project, confounding the modeling in the state government’s energy roadmap. [Renew Economy]
US:
¶ “Tesla Cybertruck Executive Leaving The Automaker” • A Tesla program manager, Siddhant Awasthi, is leaving the company after eight years. He led the programs for the Cybertruck and Model 3. This comes soon after Musk won a shareholder vote that would give him stock worth $1 trillion if its performance targets are hit over the next decade. [ABC News]
Cybertruck (Maxim, Unsplash)
¶ “When Hydrogen Maintenance Meets Meltdown: Inside Plug Power’s Desperation Phase” • Plug Power’s announcement that it is suspending work on its DOE–backed green hydrogen projects marks a sobering turning point. Most companies would fight to get a $1.66 billion loan guarantee from the federal government. Plug Power is walking away from it. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “US Flow Battery Technology Is Heading Overseas” • Quino Energy, a flow battery startup based in California, is bringing its Harvard-pedigree technology to the world. It’s another example of the continued influence of US innovators on decarbonization efforts worldwide, regardless of this year’s abrupt shift in federal energy policy. [CleanTechnica]
Quino Energy flow battery (Courtesy of Quino Energy)
¶ “US Army Launches Bold New Nuclear Reactor Program” • Many public and private sectors are reducing their reliance on dirty energy sources like coal, oil, and natural gas, and the US Army is among them. The Army and the DOE are developing and installing nuclear microreactors on bases throughout the country. [The Cool Down]
¶ “Nuclear Power Will Get The Most Energy Department Loans, Chris Wright Says” • Nuclear power will receive most of the money from the DOE’s loan office as the Trump administration pushes to quickly break ground on new reactors, Secretary Chris Wright said. He added, “We have significant lending authority at the loan program office.” [CNBC]
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